I remember hearing so many things at their knees and thinking ‘Gosh, I must write this down some day’ and they crept into Shadows on the Moon.” “My mother was a great raconteur, as is my father. My dad took a teaching job in Birmingham and that’s where I was born and brought up. “My family is Welsh on both sides and are Welsh speaking. Her father was consulted to ensure the Welsh colloquialisms that pepper the text were correct. It is probably Elizabeth’s most personal story, as much of her insight into nursing comes from her own mother’s experiences. The heroine is Carrie Llewellyn, a young Welsh girl who loses her mum, sees her dad turn to the bottle before burning half his face on hot coals, suffers horrific abuses at the hands of the farmworker who manages to con her father into signing away the family acres, and finally leaves to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse, training first in Birmingham and then working in London. Though she now lives on a farm in north Devon, with her husband, she often returns to the city to see friends.Įlizabeth’s most recent book, Shadows on the Moon, is the second in another trilogy, which started with Whispers on the Wind and will conclude with Rainbows in the Clouds. She started with a thriller called Killing Me Softly, which became the first in a trilogy set in her native Birmingham. However, she continued to add more strings to her creative bow and took up writing. She carved out a career as an actress but when motherhood demanded a more stable lifestyle than that of the theatrical gypsy, she switched to teaching. This hyperactivity is a trait she has carried through to adulthood.

I loved the teachers and made fabulous, lifelong friends.” “She said ‘I always envied you in school. I belonged to the choir, played in the school teams. “I was singing with the band, in this play or that play. The two began reminiscing, as old schoolmates do, over their years spent at Bartley Green Girl’s Grammar.Įlizabeth’s pal had been the studious type, too intent on her studies to make time for much else. Now a successful author, she talks to Alison Jones.Įlizabeth Revill bumped into an old school friend recently. Hyperactive Elizabeth Revill has packed much into her life, but still found time to write.

Against The Tide by Elizabeth Revill